Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez have revealed thatFast & Furious 9begins filming next month. Back in September, it was believed that the highly anticipated sequel was going to head into production in April, but it appears that those plans have officially changed. Diesel just recently wrapped principal photography on theBloodshotmovie and is eager to get back to work with hisFast and Furiousfamily for the April 2020 release date.
TheFast and Furious 9filming start was announced on Vin Diesel’s Instagram account with Michelle Rodriguez. The production is heading to London for a February start, though an exact date has yet to be revealed.Director Justin Lin is back to helmthe sequel, but there isn’t much information about what the story will be about this time around, other than the fact that it will center on some pretty intense action. Going to space has been teased, but that seems highly unlikely.Vin Dieselhad previously mentioned the possibility of heading to Africa for the first time, so that could happen.
One of the big question marks revolves around whether or notDwayne Johnson and Jason Stathamwill return forFast and Furious 9. Franchise writer-producer Chris Morgan says that he can see it happening, but he wasn’t specific as to when that will be. Johnson and Statham are working on theFast and Furiousspin-offHobbs & Shaw, which hits theaters this summer. When asked about coming back late last year, Johnson had this to say.
“When you have a franchise that is as successful as theFast and Furiousfranchise, the goal, certainly my goal, was always to try andcreate a scenario where we have as much longevityas we possibly can have. And in that spirit, you have to evolve and you have to spin off and you have to create new characters and new stories, especially when you’re coming off Fast 8, where you have an eight at the end of your title.”
Dwayne Johnson seems to indicate that he may not be on board forFast and Furious 9. After the release of the last installment, Johnson, Jason Statham, and the studio thought that it was time to make their move, so they launched intoHobbs & Shaw, which wasn’t received very well by some cast members from the franchise, includingTyrese Gibson who tried to get into a feudwith Johnson online over the spin-off. In the end, anything is possible for theFast and Furiousfranchise and we really don’t know if Johnson will be back at this time.
WithFast and Furious 9set to film next month, we should start to get some casting information along with some ideas as to what the story will be about. As for fans who can’t wait for April of 2020 to roll around,Hobbs & Shawhas you covered with a July 26th, 2019 release date. This is still a developing story and there’s a lot more news to come. In the meantime, you can check out theFast and Furious 9announcement below, provided byVin Diesel’s Instagramaccount.
